Civic+Center+Music+Hall,+Oklahoma+City,+OK

The Civic Center Music Hall is a performing arts center located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was founded in 1937 and includes the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre, the Freede Little Theatre, CitySpace, the Meinders Hall of Mirrors and the Joel Levine Rehearsal Hall, and is managed and operated in conjunction with Stage Center and the Rose State Performing Arts Theatre.

In 1927, the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and the city jointly purchased the land that would become home to the Civic Center Music Hall after voters approved a $4 million bond for the site. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs in the 1930s contributed to 55 percent of the cost of building what would become the Civic Center Music Hall through the Public Works Administration. J.O. Parr began planning and designing the Municipal Auditorium budgeted at $1.25 million. The original design features a 6-story building with both neoclassical and Art Deco features that seated 6,200 in the main hall and smaller theatre that seated 400. The Municipal Auditorium was completed in April 1937. In 1966, the Municipal Auditorium was remodeled and renamed the Civic Center Music Hall. The main auditorium was renovated to cater more to the performing arts by decreasing the size of the hall, moving the side wall in and installing mahogany panels, lowering the ceiling and replacing the portable floor with a sloped fixed floor. In 1971, the basement was converted into office space and later converted back to the theatre space and dressing rooms. In September 2001, the Civic Center Music Hall reopened after a 3 year renovation. A complete interior renovation of the historic Civic Center Music Hall includes accommodations for major theatrical, dance and musical groups; a multi-story atrium; balconies, box seats and suites; excellent acoustics; and a hydraulic orchestra pit. //Source: Wikipedia//

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